Social Studies: Massachusetts	Social Studies: Geography	Social Studies: Colonial Life
Social Studies: Slavery in the 19th Century	Social Studies: Government	Social Studies: Industrial Revolution and the Lowell Mills
Social Studies: Famous Bay Staters		Math
Science: Chemical Tests	Science: Food Chains	World Languages: Spanish
Science: Water Cycle	Science: Weather

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Science: Chemical Tests

Kitchen Chemistry Want to find out how to make Gluep and Oobleck? Visit this site for recipes for several different mixtures which use things found in the kitchen.

 

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Science: Food Chains & Webs

Biomes and Habitats Click on an environment to find out about its animals and plants.

Cyberzoo Animal List Read about your favorite animal and view the food webs made by students for each animal.

The Food Chain Information and a diagram.

Introduction to Biomes Click on a food web for many environments.

 

KidWings Click on an owl for a dissection of the owl's pellet.

Picture of a Food Chain Scroll down to the illustration and the four steps.

 

The Web of Life Follow a spider through the web of life.

Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? Scroll down to the colorful leaves to find out the answer.

Why Leaves Change Color Learn how leaves change in the fall.

 

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Science: Water Cycle

 

Edible Aquifer  Make an aquifer to see how groundwater is stored and how what we do above ground can affect the water underground.

Ground Water Aquifers Scroll halfway down to see an excellent illustration of saturated and unsaturated zones.

Round and Round It Goes! The Water Cycle  Click on the parts of the water cycle to find out about them.

 

Thirstin's Water Cycle Adventure  Look at a diagram of a water cycle.

The Water Cycle Learn about six important processes that are the water cycle.

 

The Water Cycle  Do plants sweat? How old is the water in your glass? Find the answers at this site.

 

WebQuest Water Cycle Learn about earth's water supply.

Water Science for Schools U.S. Government site with lots of information about water.

 

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Science: Weather

Franklin's Forecast  Learn how to make your own barometer and other weather instruments.

Ice and Snow Learn why ice floats and how snowflakes are formed.

 

Kids' Weather Page  National Weather Service page with information about clouds, rain, snow, lightning, storms, air pressure, droughts, earthquakes and much more.

 

Learning from Lightning Learn what NASA is discovering about the two important kinds of lightning.

 

Lexington Weather Find today's weather for Lexington with the sunrise and sunset. Find current weather for any place in the world as well as weather conditions as far back as 1994.

 

Lightning  Learn about different types of lightening.

 

Miami Museum of Science Go inside a hurricane, and learn about killer storms and weather instruments.

 

Snowflake Bentley A collection of twelve of Wilson A. Bentley's snow crystal photographs.

 

United States Climate Page Maps for high and low temperatures in the United States for the last 30 years.

 

USA Today Weather Current weather anywhre in the world with links to information about hurrricanes, tornadoes and more.

 

Weather Channel Weather forecasts with satellite maps.

 

Weather Watch Meet an expert, learn about tornadoes and weather instruments.

 

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Social Studies: Colonial Life

Colonial Games and Toys Find out what games colonial childen played, where they got their toys and who they played with.

 

Colonial Kids Find out about home, school, transportation, chores and Native American friends.

Colonial Lexington Hastings school children take you on a tour of colonial Lexington.

Colonial Williamsburg: A Day in the Life Visit the Day in the Life Online Activities. Virtually dress the people of that time period.

Hornbook Collection Find out about hornbooks and battledores. 

 

How to Make Corn Husk Dolls Use these directions to create your own doll.

Paul Revere Click to find out about Paul Revere's life, his midnight ride, his silver shop and his foundry and copper mill. 

Really Neat Books. What is a battledore? Were hornbooks made from cows' horns? Find all the answers to your questions at this site.

The Revere Kitchen What did Rachel Revere and her daughters use for cooking?

Road to Revolution Game  Answer the questions to get from Boston to Philadelphia.

Schooling, Education, and Literacy, In Colonial America Learn about the Dame school, New England Primer and hornbook.

 

Some Cool Artifacts. Find out about slates and magic lanterns.

 

You Be the Historian See if you can learn what life was like 200 years ago for a family in New Castle, Delaware.

 

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Social Studies: Slavery in the 19th Century

Abraham Lincoln Click on the timeline of Abraham Lincoln's life to get more information and to see photographs.

 

Abraham Lincoln In depth look at Abraham Lincoln and the people in his life.

 

Abraham Lincoln Do you know what Lincoln carried in his pockets?

 

Abraham Lincoln Online Click Frequently Asked Questions and Historic Sites to find out about Lincoln and visit his home.

Civil War Jump back in time to the Civil war.

 

Frederick Douglass Find out about a leader in the abolitionist movement.

 

Harriet Tubman Homepage Links to information about her life, her home, and other web sites.

 

Harriet Tubman Learn about how slaves escaped to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

 

Underground Railroad Follow in the footsteps of a slave before the Civil War. Will you escape to canada?

 

Underground Railroad Find out about how slaves escaped to freedom.

 

U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 Click on the timeline of the U.S. Civil War to get more information and to see photographs.

 

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Social Studies: Industrial Revolution and the Lowell Mills

Boott Cotton Mills What is this structure? Find out about Lowell in the 1800s.

Boot Mill See photographs of the Boott Mill and Boarding  house in Lowell.

Gilded Age 1878-1889 Find out about the growth of industry and the development of the railroad.

Inventors and Inventions 1801-1850 Search by inventor or invention.

 

Inventors and Inventions 1851-1900 Search by inventor or invention.

 

Inventors of the 1800s Search by inventor or invention. Includes a timeline.

The Lowell Mills Look at photographs of lowell, the mills and factories, the workers and textile machines.

The Mill Girls Read about the young women who worked in the mills,

and look at photographs of the machinery, mills, and boarding houses.

Products of the Lowell Mills  Learn about what the Lowell mills made.

Technology Timeline Find out about American inventions from 1752 to 1990.

Virtual Visit to the Lowell Mills  Learn about working at a Lowell mill. 

Who Invented the . . . Did you know that the fax, the lawnmower and the dishwasher were all invented in the 1800s? Use the timeline to find out about many different inventions and then click for more information about them.

 

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Social Studies: Government

Ben's Guide: Benjamin Franklin Learn about Ben Franklin as a printer, librarian, inventor and statesman. 

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids  Guide to our country, states, symbols and historical documents.

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Social Studies: Geography

50 States and Capitals Find out about states and U.S. territories.

Merrium-Webster's Atlas  Scroll to  the U.S.  and a state to get a map and information.

National Geographic Map Machine Click on any state to find its facts and map.

 

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Social Studies: Famous Bay Staters

Alexander Graham Bell Information and photographs of his inventions.

Famous Baystaters Learn about famous politicians, authors, scientists and artists from Massachusetts in this webquest.

Lewis Howard Latimer  Read about this scientist born in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

World of Benjamin Franklin Click on links to find out about Franklin as an inventor, scientist and printer.

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Social Studies: Massachusetts 

American History and Art from Massachusetts  Click on activities to learn about life in Massachusetts.

Boston See the sights of Boston.

Boston Harbor Islands Visitor Guide  Click on an island to find out its history and environment.

Boston Tea Party Find out about what happened in 1774.

Explore Massachusetts Read stories about NECCO wafers and Fenway Park.

The 54th Massachusetts and the Assault on Fort Wagner A concise depiction of the battle fought by the African American regiment that was later immortalized in the Shaw Memorial on the Boston Common.

Kids' Zone Take a quiz about the State House, learn how the ladybug became the state bug and find out what's under the golden dome.

Lowell Visit Lowell’s website.

MassMoments  A daily almanac of Massachusetts history that you can search by date, map or subject.  

Massachusetts Find maps and information about our state.


Massachusetts Lights  Visit Boston Light and many others along the coast.

Mayflower Compact Learn which 41 Mayflower passengers signed the Compact.

The Mayflower Web Pages Information about the ship, its voyage and passengers, including children on board.

New Bedford Tour New Bedford

Old Sturbridge Village  Explore an 1830s Massachusetts village. Excellent photos and information.

Plimoth: 1621 Compare the lives of the Pilgrims and Wampanoags in 1621.

Salem  Find out about the history of Salem from its beginnings in 1623.

Salem Visitor’s Guide Find out about Salem

Springfield Did you know that Dr. Seuss was born here?

Thanksgiving Visit Plimoth Plantation or link to information about Plymouth and the Pilgrims. Includes Woodland Indian recipes and information.

Voyage on the Mayflower Meet the passengers and explore the ship.

Wampanoag Tribe Find out about the Wampanoags and their way of life.

What's Under the Golden Dome? Tour one of the oldest and historic state houses and find out how Massachusetts laws are made.

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World Languages: Spanish

Cinco de Mayo The site provides information on Cinco de Mayo, an important Mexican celebration, along with links to other sites that tell about the holiday. It was awarded a "Times Link" citation by the Los Angeles Times in May, 1997.

Dia de los Muertos Celebrate the Day of the Dead with recipes, crafts, and video.

 

Diego Rivera Web Museum Read about the life and see the paintings of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.

 

Dictonary of Spanish Tranlate words from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish.

 

E-Mail Classroom Exchange Helps Classrooms to meet and correspond with other classrooms through the Internet; users can search, browse and contact classrooms listed in the online database or submit a profile of their own classroom.

 

Mexico for Kids Click in the upper corner to see this site in Espanol.

 

 

Sounds of World's Animals Pictures of animals with printed versions of the sounds they make. This site takes you to Spanish, but provides links to other languages.

 

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• grade level appropriateness
• curriculum enhancement
• accuracy/authenticity
• readability
• ease of student use